Hi :D

I solemnly swear that from this day on i will write my blog entries regularly -_-

HELLO!!! I know it's been i while but i am serious now and i promise i will write my blog regularly :) But we're in this sort of weird situation aka have no internet at home and have to fly between cafes and restaurants that have WiFi.

I also write a diary which takes up a lot of time and gives me a pain in the as- i mean hand.

And i go horseriding and have to study etc etc etc BUT i do try to write my blogs in a Word Doc and them copy and paste them here (like the previous one that i completely forgot about heheh lol)

Now that there aren't as many peeps in my house as there was a few days back (guests and family and blah blah blah) i think i'll have a teensy weency bit more time from now on.

But now i have a date with my Mum to go eat frozen yoghurt. See what i mean? :P

Bye xoxox

Tenerife!

Heyy people!!

(This blog entry was written the day we got to Tenerife, aka end of August)

Yeahh i know i haven't written anything for ages and ages and ages but that's because there's been a lot going on.

First of all, we're not on Fuerteventura anymore (i'm still with my dad and them lot), but on Tenerife!! Yipee!

Why? The answer is simple - it was too hot. Because Fuerte is a volcanic and dessert-ish island, there is hardly any wind (and if so it's the hot type). It is also really close to Africa, meaning the scorching Africam sun was right above our heads. Fuerte was waaaay to boiling for us!!!

And even though we loved Lorenzo's house and the place in general, we had to go :(

So we went to Tenerife.... yeah! I was here before like a few years back for a holiday (and got sunburned so badly after th first two days that i had to wear ten litres of sun cream and a long sleeved shirt for the rest of the stay -.- ).

Lorenzo drove us to the airport at five in the morning where we had a quick breakfast and fleeeeeew over to the next of the Canary Islands :D

I have to say that Binter Canarias airlines is pretty awesome. Tiny, but awesome. Rows made up of pairs of seats instead of threesomes and - stupid Jaz had to bring her ginormous hand luggage on board - the over-head lockers where the size of... well, big enough to fit no more than a small handbag of jacket.
Not to mention the stewardess' uniforms - not the plain old navy blue and red lipsticks - more like freestyle hippy-ish stuff! Yellow-green t-shirts in swirly patterns was enough to set a happy mood.
Of course we got free sweets and drinks (plus doughnuts but they tasted old - eww).

I'm not going to bother desrcibing the 2 hour bus ride from the Southern airport to Icod de los Vinos with smelly old dudes drinking wine and singing off-key songs - heheh :D

Neither am i going to describe how awfully painful it was pulling two nearly 20kg suitcases up an almost vertical hill to get to some shade.

In the park of the Drago Tree (a tree that is 1500 years old - oldest Drago Tree in the world) we waited for dude from CouchSurfing.com to pick us up. He will remain nameless as he annoyed me very much later on...

Blah blah blah... waiting waiting...

'Oh, hey, there you are!' we found him.

His house in the forest looked cool from the outside... not very nice on the inside.

I suffer from arachnophobia, as i have found out during our stay in that house!!!

I shall say no more than that i did not like it there at all (apart from the hammock-chair thingy hanging from the ceiling). Well, maybe i will in some other blog post... but not now.

Right... so basically he threw us out. Really. Just like, 'i suggest you guys check out today'.

Fifteen minutes later we were in a taxi driving awaaay from him!!

WHY WOULD YOU DO THAT!?!?! He could have at least told us a day before or something, so we could looked for a place to spend the night!!

We just told the driver to drive on and on - we had no idea were to go.

I was so mad at him, but for some reason happy to be gone PHEW!

I will finish writing this later due to the fact that i am extremely tired and the screen is going blurry... night xx

Sorry!!

Sorry guys I've been EXTREMELY busy for the last... well, ages. I promise I will write again soon (I'm in an internet cafe right now and my time limit is nearly finished) though!

Anyways all I'm gonna manage to write in the next 31... 30... 29... 28... seconds is that I'm back in Spain with my Mom :)

And - HAPPY NEWS - I got my IGCSE exam results!! Guess what? I got... dun dun dun... A* for english and C for maths!! That's like the BEST score possible! #Proud :D

Whoops, time's up!!!!

:(

Did you hear about to train crash in north Spain?

I bet you did, it was all over the news.

Oh my God, you should have seen my face when I found out. My stepmom called me over to the laptop, ‘come see this’.

My eyes skimmed the Sky News webpage, stopping on a picture of the train – or rather, what was left of it…

My reaction? This: ‘OH MY GOD. TRAIN CRASH IN SPAIN. WHERE? IS MY MOM ALRIGHT? MAYBE MY MOM WAS ON THAT TRAIN? I BET LOTS OF PEOPLE DIED. OH, CRAP, WHY DID THIS HAPPEN?’

Yep, I freaked.

And then I found out it happened halfway across the country to my house, and that my mom is absolutely fine.

So, what happened? Apparently the train driver, who was only permitted to drive 120km/h at a turn was driving 190km/h!! He said that he tried to beat some kind of record. MOST IDIOTIC EXCUSE I HAVE EVER HEARD.

The train derailed because of that great speed, sending eight carriages flying, some even ended piled on top of each other.

80 people dead.

More than 120 injured.

It is said that this is one of Europe’s worst ever train crashes.

And the driver survived without a single scratch! Wow, I suppose with all that mess he caused by wanting to beat a stupid record, he’ll rather be dead now than go to court, jail and all that stuff.

I can’t believe someone can be so thoughtless, unwise and pure stupid to do something like that.

Plus, he was equipped with gear that beeped when he was exceeding the speed, but obviously ignored it.

Imagine… you’re sitting happily in a super-modern train, in Spain. Maybe you’re on holiday with your family, maybe you’re just going home from a long trip. Maybe you just started eating your sandwich, drinking your Coke or even playing a game of cards with your relatives. Maybe you’re travelling with your child, or maybe you are a child.

And suddenly… BOOM!!!

And you’re dead. Gone forever. In less than ten seconds, you lost your life, unexpectedly, suddenly, not of your own fault…

Oh my goodness, it must have been terrible…

The whole of Spain will be grieving for three days after the accident. I will be mourning too, as I consider myself a little Spanish, plus I just feel sorry for what happened.

God bless all those people.

Best Series Ever!

I ADORE Cassandra Clare.

Totally.

You don't know who that is? I am officially offended.

Cassandra Clare is the author of the 'Mortal Instruments' series. To me, that series is the BEST five books ever written in the whole history of writing.

And I would know, seeing i have read like a hundred books in the past year.

But, of course you know who Cassandra Clare is because 'City of Bones' is becoming a movie and will be in cinemas by the end of August!! Clary Fray will be played by Lily Collins, and Jace by Jamie Campbell Bower (who played one of the creepy people in Twilight).

OMG OMG OMG i can't wait!!!!!

I've just finished reading City of Ashes, and i am addicted. I cant live a day without reading at least a chapter (i'm reading it as an eBook on my tablet).

The trailer is awesome, look at it on the official movie website: http://www.themortalinstrumentsmovie.com/

So, what's so great about the book?

First of all, its written with such detail that i can imagine every single scene perfectly, i can imagine the exact way of how the characters look, and it is just generally so detailed (not too detailed - that would make it boring) but at the same time sort of... lively? Is that the right word?

Secondly, there is lots going on. I have no idea how Cassandra Clare came up with all the names, objects, creatures, places and action that is constantly around!

Thirdly, and this probably doesn't even count as a proper reason, it is simply the BEST book i have ever read in my whole entire life. She has created a whole new world!

You know how in Harry Potter, J. K. Rowling has made up an entire new world, there is lots of action and things going on all the time? If you liked that, then this book/movie is definitely for you :)

Not convinced? Watch the trailer. Read about it on Wiki. JUST READ IT!!!!!

Thanks for bothering to read what exploded directly out of my head onto my keyboard.

Jazza, #CassandraClare 's biggest fan at this precise moment :D

Why is This Happening!?

Can someone tell me whether this is a problem with my laptop or with blogger?

This is me uploading a picture:

Oh, hello  picture! What's that on you??
I HAVE NO IDEA CUZ THERE ARE RANDOM BLUE LINES ON TOP OF YOU!!!!
#annoyed









This happened before and i dont know what to do :´(

HELP PLZ!!

Comment below if ya know how i can fix this...

Wind Surfing World Cup (Fuerteventura) 2013!!

We went to see the World Cup in Wind Surfing yesterday!!

I have to admit, i have NO IDEA what they had to do to win, or to lose, or if you surf for points or what. I just sat in the audience, looking at all the awesome jumps and tricks the guys were doing and it looked AMAZING!!

it made me laugh when some of them fell into the water when their sails were bent over by the strong wind, making them fail at their epic jumps and somersaults.

Anyways, just because I didn't get what was going on, I thought I'd post some pictures to show you peeps what it all looked like...

***OMGGGGG Blogger is annoying me!!! i cant upload any pics cuz they come out as blue lines!! WHY!? Can someone tell me whats going on??***

The Championships will carry on until the 26th of July, and it isn't just Wind Surfing; there will also be freestyle and slalom Kite Boarding competitions!

I guess I've got nothing else to say about this subject (except that it all looked pretty fun and i wouldn't mind trying it someday) as I am a complete amateur and don't even know what countries were fighting for the Cup.

Love,
Jazza xoxo

ps. here's the link to the official website of yesterday's Championship website http://www.fuerteventura-worldcup.org/

Las Islas Canarias :)

Heyy!

I’m on the Canary Islands! Ye-hey!

I'm staying in the house of a guy called Lorenzo, along with my Dad, lil’ Bro and Stepmom <3

The house is situated in the middle of nowhere, actually, but the closest town to us is called Tarajalejo. Oh, and it’s in Fuerteventura!

We live here because my Dad and them lot found this program thingy where you help people in their work, and, instead of money, we get shelter and food! I think it’s a cool exchange :)

(Cuz, when you work, what do you spend most of your money on? Food and bills and house-related stuff. And we don’t even have to work for like 6 hours a day, just a little bit in the evening, when it’s not scorching hot outside)

When I say ‘we’, yes, I mean myself too. You won’t mind when you find out what sort of work it is. Don’t worry; it’s not child labor or anything ;)

The work is in an Aloe Vera farm!! (Here’s the website: www.absolut-aloe.com)

What we do is basically either: pull out the baby aloes that grow by the big ones, as they muck up the other ones’ roots and that sort of stuff, fix new aloes into the ground (my dad does that because its dirty and tiring work), fix up the watering pipes or simply get rid of the weeds.

It might sound drastic, but it’s easy stuff.

*Oh my God, my computer has 1% of battery left, better plug it in!!!*

Okay, I'm back ;)

Erm… what else? Oh yeah, the Lorenzo guy cuts off the Aloe Vera leaves and sells them to a factory where they are made into cream! And there’s also this essence thing that he makes himself and it’s really good for soothing mosquito bites (I tried it out last night).

I don’t think there’s anything else I have to write… not that I can remember, at least…

He has a dog, called Bicho (bicho = bug in Spanish), who is a black German shepherd and has big scary teeth. He freaks me out but is cute at the same time. I'm weird like that… I  love big dogs but I'm scared of them at the same time :D

Gotta go now, my little bro is nagging me to play with him – plus I promised.

Bye xoxo

Whaddaya Think?

Oh, and one more thing:

Under this link - https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/332398 - you can find a cheaper version of Just Another London Girl, now available in PDF, ePub and lots of other formats (which means you don't need to have a Kindle to read it! Yayy!).

Have a look, okay? ;)

Jazza xoxo

ps. Shh! Don't tell anyone! With this code - SSW50 - you can get 50% off when you buy my eBook :)

Give-Away Results!!

OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG!!

check this out:

USA - 105 copies

UK - 126 copies

Germany - 22 copies

France - 3 copies

Japan - 2 copies

Canada - 1 copy

whoaaaa!!

thats like... *Jazza is counting*... ohmigod. 259 copies!?!?! 

am i dreaming..?

BOOM!!

But it didnt happen.

They evacuated half the city in case it exploded. People that live around the river where to spend the day at families' homes, and those who had nowhere to go where to stay at the local school (which was prepared for the occasion).

Those that were waiting for the explosion and wanted some action, are disappointed. Others are relieved.

Okay, you're going, "just hurry up and tell me what your on about!!".

Fine.

Right now, I'm in a city called Szczecin; my hometown in Poland (look it up in Google Maps, cuz u probs never heard of it).
You should now that this city played a big part in Word War II, so as you can guess it was bombed loads of times.

And here´s what this is on about.

Bombs.

Divers found a WWII bomb in the river Odra, probably a German Air Force one.

How did they find it? This summer they are re-building the river's coast (for some sort of celebration next month), and they just ran into it by accident.

It was impossible to say when or if it will explode

So, last Sunday, there was this whoooooole big fat action on the TV about how the soldiers were carefully taking out the "500kg - half a ton - of exploding material" bomb, risking their lives as it might have exploded any second...

But, as you already know, it didn't.

Here is a pic I took of the newspaper:

Evacuating people by the police (up)

the yellow marking shows the exact location of the bomb (up)

moving the misfire (up)

The soldiers had to drive the explosive two hours away to the military training grounds in Drawsko to force the bomb to explode.

Cuz if they don't explode it on purpose, it might explode in the least expected moment and cause looooads of harm!

My laptop is about to run out of battery, so i gotta go plug it in. Bye xoxo

Answer These in The Comments :)

There's this craze in Poland nowadays where you have a notebook with questions, and you give it to another person to answer on the next page.

It's called "Złote Myśli" which means "golden thoughts".

So, seeing that i have 500 views on my blogs so far, i thought i'd ask YOU some questions!

Here ya go:

1. Name?
2. Nickname(s)?
3. Fave colour?
4. Fave animal?
5. Any siblings?
6. Do you like your name? (if not, what would you like to be called?)
7. What is your <dream>?
8. Have you got any pets at home? (if so, what are their names?)
9. Fave book?
10. Fave singer/band?
11. Describe yourself in 2 words?
12. What is your hobby?
13. Fave movie?
14. Fave song (at this particular moment)?
15. How did ya find this blog?

You can answer them in the comment box below :)

Another Give-Away!!! HURRY!!

Its coming! Quick, tell your friends!

Those of you who got a free copy last time (scroll down if you have no idea what i'm on about!) TELL EVERYONE! (unless of course you thought my book was terrible - feel free to tell everyone your honest opinion)

Dates:

28th, 29th and 30th of June 2013

(that's REAL soon!)

So lemme just remind u what this means:

A FREE COPY OF MY e-BOOK - Just Another London Girl - IS AVAILABLE FOR EVERYONE UNDER THIS LINK:

um, no, wait, i cant find it right now cuz im rushing but if you like go onto the page of my book on Amazon.co.uk you can get it :)

Drum Roll Pleaase....

RESULTS FOR MY PREVIOUS BOOK GIVE-AWAY!!! (yeah, im a bit late :P)

USA - 65 copies

UK - 33 copies

Germany - 13 copies

France - 1 copy

Japan - 1 copy

(and last but not least)

Canada - 1 copy

OMG THANK YOU GUYS SOOOOO MUCH!!! You dont even know how HAPPY i am!! Whoa... I didnt even think that ANYONE AT ALL would get my book!!

THX xoxox

Get my book for FREE!

OMG guess what!

I'm giving away FREE copies of my book - Just Another London Girl - in Kindle format!!

Get ready for the 7th and 8th of June 2013!

Tell anyone who has a Kindle or a Kindle Reading App (you can download this for FREE on Amazon)!

This is a unique special offer thingy so hurry - it will only last two days!

Here's the link: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00C4YX7W8

TELL A LOT OF PEEPS!!

I'll let ya'll know how well we did after the campaign is over :)

Jazza xoxo

 

Have you ever wondered?

Have you ever wondered if…

Seagulls are spies?

Their stern expressions when they´re flying up high?

The way they glide, without making a sound?

The way they move – graceful and proud?

Unnoticeable unless close up,

Or screaming their ear-piercing yelp,

To fight off enemies and save the world,

Never making unnecessary noise, never saying a word,

Just imagine them in suits and ties or black sunglasses…

Makes sense, right?

Have you ever wondered if…

Your toys come alive?

When you’re off to school, they skive

From their daily positions,

And follow their intuitions,

Roam about your room, the whole house,

Down the stairs, quiet as a mouse,

Have their own tea parties, not like the ones you make up,

Then, before you get back, return for a little nap,

And sleep, motionless, impatiently waiting for the next morning,

Makes sense, don´t it?

Have you ever wondered if…

The world is really one big plate of food?

Candyfloss clouds,

Spinach-flavored mounds,

Cheesy moon,

That´d be cool!

Blueberry juice oceans,

(In non-stop motion)

Houses of gingerbread,

Who´ll eat us up? Some greedy-head?

People made of pizza dough,

(The tasty kind, though)

Makes sense, no?

Imagine if all these things were true,

What would you do?

Horse Riding :]

I now officially say that my friend Paulina was right.

* yes, you get the satisfaction, if ur readin this ;) *

HORSE RIDING IS SO AWESOME!!!!!

I went yesterday to an equestrian centre called Nerj@ventura with Pauli, and it RULED!!!

Okay, i have to admit that i was avoiding every time that Pauli tried to get me to come... yeah... but then yesterday, when i came to her house, she was like, "hey, wanna come riding with us today?" and i was like, "sure!"

Personally, i have no idea what happened to me that made me go. Weird.

So, after we rushed to my house (which is abotu 15mins walk from her's) so i could gobble up my dinner and change into suitable clothes (a stripy top, black leggings and trainers; things that are easy to wash). Then we sprinted back to her's where she changed into her proffessional horseriding gear.

The main lady from the classes got us with her car in which we were attacked by hyper dogs that licked our faces off.

;)

So, skipping all the details of the journey, which took about, say, 10 mins, and after the little kids had their go on the calmest horses, Sara and Castaña, i got to have my go!! YEAH!!

Because Sara, the horse i was meant to ride on at the beginning, had her saddle broken by some guy who tugged on it too hard, i had to ride on Castaña, an old horse.

She has these dark brown eyes and is all brown with black legs that look like she's wearing socks :D

Jone, the sort of boss of the whole place, said we will do trotting today. She taught me the English Trot, where you have to lift your bum up off the saddle and then put it back down again in the rythm of the horse, which is pretty hard, considering that your'e all shaking and cant get a proper grip of it.

I did it in the end, though, and Jone said i did great for my first ever go! Yay!

Then i did the Spanish Trot where you have to stay in the saddle which is also hard becuase the horse goes up, down, up, down, up, down, and, well, i think you get the point :)

So after i did some riding, Pauli and i washed a few horses, meaning we brushed them and sprayed water all over them, and then Jone asked us to clean the stables.

That was pretty disgusting...

We had to get all the poop out of the stables with a spade and put it all in this giant wheel-barrow and throw onto this big pile of poop. Ew.

THEN we fed the horses, each a different portion, depending on it's size and age and health condition.

Then this weird dog jumped out of the window to get it's ball. I got scared cuz i thought it died but it didn't :D

We had a Coke and some fresh cherries and a melon, plus cookies for Pauli, who isn't a fruit fanatic!

And then, hard to imagine, it was 9pm. So i was there for five hours!!!

And i'm going again today!! YAYYYY!! i'm so happy ;)

I'll take photos today of all the horses and of the peeps riding them and upload them here.

See ya!

Help!!

OMG i have an exam tomorrow!!

Like, a proper, proper, proper important exam!!!!

Yes, i've got my IGCSE Maths exam tomorrow!!! AAAAAA!!!!

I'm sorta stressing out but i'm kinda calm at the same time. Is that sort of thing normal? 

(Wait a sec, am I even normal...?)

Oh, yea, thank you guys soooo much - i now have 104 lovely followers on Twitter! I follow back ALL of them, and, just so you know, i unfollow the ones that unfollow me. So watch your back!

Follow me @Jazza_The_Crabb or @iAmAwesomeXox :)

thaaaanks and PLEASE wish me luck in my maths!! Eeek!!

Jaz xoxoxo

GCSE !?

Has anyone done their GCSE's yet !?!?!

I AM : THIS WEEK!!!!! 

I'm, like, PROPER freaked out.

Can anyone give me any tips for Maths and English?

I'm only in year nine, two years (?) early!!!

HEEEEEEELP MEEEE!!!!!!!!

People, Buy My Book?

Just Another London Girl, as you probs already know, is on sale on Amazon.co.uk! 

Some people have been asking me if it's possible to buy it if you don't have a Kindle... Well, in a few months there'll be a version for other E-Readers (all of'em), but apart from that, i figured something out: 

I mean, I don't even have a Kindle myself, so i totally get it if most of you don't either. So... how many of you own an Apple iPad, iPhone or something with Android? Good news for you, then!! 

Click this link to download a Kindle App that enables to read e-books of Kindle format on your iPad/iPhone or even your PC!  
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000425503&ref=kcp_ipad_mkt_lnd 

When you install it, you can buy Just Another London Girl - written and (not in this version -->) illustrated by Jazza!! Yeaaaah - ME!! :) 

Thanks guys, and i HOPEFULLY HOPE that you'll buyyy it... :D 

Jazza xoxo

p.s.: I wanna thank the first person ever - i don't know who you are - to buy it! THANK U SO MUCH <3 <3 <3